When was Eric Betzig born?

Eric Betzig was born on 13 January 1960 in Ann Arbor.

Where did Eric Betzig study?

Eric Betzig was educated at California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering, Pioneer High School.

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Eric Betzig

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American physicist

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Robert Eric Betzig (born January 13, 1960) is an American physicist who works as a professor of physics and professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. He is also a senior fellow at the Janelia Farm Research Campus in Ashburn, Virginia.

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Born: 13 January 1960 wd
Place of birth: Ann Arbor wd
Citizenship: United States wd
Occupation: physicist, chemist wd
Education: California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering, Pioneer High School wd
Spouse: Na Ji wd
Official website: hhmi.org/scientists/eric-betzig wd

Awards wd

Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2014)
William O. Baker Award for Initiatives in Research (1993)
Newcomb Cleveland Prize

About

Betzig has worked to develop the field of fluorescence microscopy and photoactivated localization microscopy. He was awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for "the development of super-resolved fluorescence microscopy" along with Stefan Hell and fellow Cornell alumnus William E. Moerner.

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When was Eric Betzig born?: Eric Betzig was born on 13 January 1960 in Ann Arbor.
Where did Eric Betzig study?: Eric Betzig was educated at California Institute of Technology, Cornell University, Cornell University College of Engineering, Pioneer High School.

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